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FEATURE TO; HIGH VELOCITY Breezes to Four-Length Victory Over Muddy Track at Bowie. Rain and Off-Track Results in Light Attendance Apprehend Carries 126 Pounds to Victory in Opening Race. BOWIE, Md., April 7. High Velocity, five lengths behind Vicar when the latter breezed to victory on the opening day of the meeting, finished four lengths in front of the ebony veteran in the La Plata Handicap, the mile and seventy yards event which featured the afternoons sport at Prince Georges Park. H. P. Metcalfs four-year-old had plenty in reserve at the end, while the runner-up was driving hard to save the place by a length from the rapidly closing Swahili. The class "C" event was the principal number on an attractive off-day program, though the sport was marred by a steady fall of rain, which again resulted in an extremely light attendance. The triumphant son of Abbots Nymph and Big Sally displayed a marked liking for the track and a vast improvement over his initial performance of the year. He was given confident support, even though Vicar was made an even money chance, paying 14 to 5. His final time of 1:47 marked a good effort over a muddy track. CORBETT ON WINNER. The veteran Corbett had High Velocity away with the leaders and under wraps as he galloped along in close attendance to Vicars pace. Leaving the half mile ground he sent his charge up on the outside to run over the leader curving for home and drew away to a commanding advantage. Through the last furlong he again was taken in hand. Ghost Queen scored in the six furlongs Brandywine Handicap to breeze to victory over five class "C" three-year-olds. At the end the filly had something in reserve as she passed the judges a length and a half in front of Endymion, with the latter taking the place from Sir Bevidere by his own length. W. H. Denhams filly was a slight choice over the third horse at 27 to 20. Napier appeared unprepared as Jim Milton sent the field away, Ghost Queen, going in the air slightly to be in last place once she settled in her stride. She moved up steadily from the five furlongs pole to come around Sir Bevidere turning for home and put him away quickly. Her margin of victory would have been greater had she been driven out. APPREHEND REPEATS. Apprehend, running back to the form displayed in his previous successful Bowie effort, galloped to an easy victory in the six furlongs claimer which opened the bleak afternoons sport. Though he was only a length in advance of his nearest rival at the end, Shelhamer had him under restraint all through the final furlong. Closest to him at the end was American. Belle, nosing Dizzy Dame out of the place award in the final stride. Vestale, third to Dog Flower last week in her seasons first race, came back to whip a poor lot of maiden three-year-olds in the six furlongs of the second. At the end the R. S. Clark filly was going away as she passed the judges a half length in advance of Secret Chatter, with Jacks Queen a distant third, five lengths back. The filly left the posl a trifle slow from her inner position, but was taken to the outside leaving the back stretch, moving up steadily on the turn. She had dead aim at the leaders at the top of the front lane and closed steadily to run over the weary Secret Chatter. Postage Due, making his first 1938 appearance, had little trouble whipping half a dozen rivals in the third at six furlongs. At the end, the son of JHigh Time and Postage, one time stake winner for Alfred G. Vanderbilt, had the banner of Bill Winfrey a length and a half in advance of Fast Express with Porcellus three lengths farther away. Another two lengths back was the favorite, My Elsie. . The winner was a distinct surprise, paying 9.40 in the mutuels. j
